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Phys.org / Coupled DNA nanopores control molecular traffic inside synthetic cell microreactors

Living systems such as cells rely on membrane pores and channels to transport molecules, exchange signals, and organize biochemical reactions. These functions emerge from dynamic interactions between molecular components. ...

May 21, 2026
Phys.org / Hubble captures galaxy cluster MACS J1141.6-1905

Look closely at this image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and you'll see galaxies of various shapes and sizes clustered together toward the center-left of the image. A few foreground stars shine brightly and are easily ...

May 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / 'Pink noise' can help make anesthesia work better during surgery

In the brain, specific electrical waves are associated with different states of consciousness. For instance, delta waves—also known as slow waves—are especially prevalent during deep sleep, as well as during states of unconsciousness ...

May 21, 2026
Phys.org / AI-designed miniproteins switch key cell receptors on and off

G protein-coupled receptors, or GPCRs, sit in the plasma membrane, the boundary that defines the inside and outside of a living cell. They communicate with nearly every physiological process in our bodies—from the ability ...

May 21, 2026
Medical Xpress / Scientists capture 'housekeeping' immune cells attacking live melanoma

Scientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have captured, for the first time, "housekeeping" immune cells actively attacking and engulfing live melanoma cells—a discovery that could change the way we approach ...

May 21, 2026
Phys.org / Wildfire risk is now spreading to cool climates like the Scottish Highlands and Irish uplands

The most destructive wildfire season on record in Europe was in 2025, with more than 1 million hectares burned and tens of thousands of people displaced by fires across the continent.

May 22, 2026
Phys.org / Flint reveals changes in human mobility in the southern Pyrenees during the Upper Paleolithic

Analysis of more than 3,000 lithic artifacts from the Cova Gran de Santa Linya site (Les Avellanes-Santa Linya, Lleida) shows that anatomically modern human communities occupying the southern Pyrenees during the Upper Paleolithic ...

May 21, 2026
Phys.org / Multiplexed method reveals protein energy landscapes across 10 domain families

Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a new experimental method to analyze conformational fluctuations in protein domains on a uniquely large scale, which may improve data-driven modeling, biology and protein engineering, ...

May 21, 2026
Phys.org / Ice core discovery finds volcanic eruptions could cause greater global disruption than previously thought

New research from the University of St Andrews has precisely dated an eruption from Newberry Volcano and discovered that its ash spread more than 5,000 km across the globe, far further than previously thought for an eruption ...

May 21, 2026
Phys.org / Piezoelectric effect in diamond membranes challenges century-old scientific dogma

A research team in China has reported a significant piezoelectric effect in ultrathin and ultra-flexible polycrystalline diamond membranes. This pioneering discovery challenges a century-long scientific dogma that diamonds ...

May 21, 2026
Phys.org / Why some antibiotics fail in the body—pH conditions can dramatically change how bacteria respond

When researchers test whether an antibiotic will work, they usually do so in a controlled laboratory environment. But when an infection happens inside the human body, things aren't so clean and tidy. New research from the ...

May 21, 2026
Tech Xplore / 3D-printed speaker cover can focus audio into a private 'sound spot'

Music lovers may one day be able to blast their favorite artists, headphone-free, without angering the neighborhood or colleagues, thanks to researchers at Penn State. The team designed a system that can manipulate sound ...

May 21, 2026